Match No. 673 - Saturday, 1st June 1991

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    • 1
    • Robert ZabicaRobert Zabica.
      Born 9th Apr 1964, Spearwood.
    • 17
    • Ian GrayIan Gray.
      Born 22nd Jul 1963, Sydney.
    • 3
    • Mehmet DurakovićMehmet Duraković.
      Born 13th Oct 1965, Titograd, Yugoslavia.
    • 4
    • Ned ZelićNedjeljko Zelić.
      Born 4th Jul 1971, Sydney.
    • 5
    • Alex TobinAlexander Hugh Tobin.
      Born 3rd Nov 1965, Adelaide.
    • 15
    • Tony VidmarAntony Vidmar.
      Born 4th Jul 1970, Adelaide.
    • 7
    • Paul WadePaul Wade.
      Born 20th Mar 1962, Cheshire, England.
       (c)
    • 8
    • Mike PetersenMichael Petersen.
      Born 6th May 1965, Melbourne.
    • 9
    • Graham ArnoldGraham James Arnold.
      Born 3rd Aug 1963, Sydney.
    • 16
    • Ernie TapaiErnest Tapai.
      Born 14th Feb 1967, Perth.
    • Off 72'
    • 11
    • Aurelio VidmarAurelio Vidmar.
      Born 3rd Feb 1967, Adelaide.
    • 20
    • Greg BrownGreg Brown.
      Born 29th Jul 1962, Manchester, England.
    • On 72'
  • Assist: Stuart Pearce. "Five minutes before half-time Pearce took a free-kick from the near right and the only one of five craning heads which made contact belonged to Gray. The left side of his temple hurried the ball into the net." Ian Gray, 40' (og)
    • 1
    • Chris WoodsRangers, 21st of 43 caps
      31 years, 6 months, 18 days
      Goalkeeper
    • 2
    • Paul ParkerQPR, 15th of 19 caps
      27 years, 1 month, 28 days
      Right Back
    • 3
    • Stuart PearceNotts Forest, 38th of 78 caps
      29 years, 1 month, 8 days
      Left Back
    • 4
    • David BattyLeeds, 3rd of 42 caps
      22 years, 5 months, 30 days
      Defensive Midfield
    • 5
    • Des WalkerNotts Forest, 33rd of 59 caps
      25 years, 6 months, 6 days
      Centre Back
    • 6
    • Mark WrightDerby, 38th of 45 caps
      27 years, 10 months, 0 days
      Centre Back
    • 7
    • David PlattAston Villa, 19th of 62 caps
      24 years, 11 month, 22 days
      Midfield
    • 8
    • Geoff ThomasPalace, 4th of 9 caps
      26 years, 9 months, 27 days
      Midfield
    • 9
    • Nigel CloughNotts Forest, 3rd of 14 caps
      25 years, 2 months, 13 days
      Attacking Midfield
    • 10
    • Gary LinekerSpurs, 66th of 80 caps
      30 years, 6 months, 2 days
      Centre Forward       (c)6th captaincy
    • Off 81'
    • 11
    • David HirstSheffield Wed, 1st of 3 caps
      23 years, 5 months, 25 days
      Centre Forward
    • Off HT
    • 16
    • John SalakoPalace, 1st of 5 caps
      22 years, 3 months, 21 day
      Midfield
    • On HT
    • 15
    • Dennis WiseChelsea, 3rd of 21 caps
      24 years, 5 months, 16 days
      Midfield
    • On 81'

Notes

  • Player MilestoneDavid Hirst's 1st Cap
  • Player MilestoneJohn Salako's 1st Cap
  • Goal Milestone, 40' (og) - 1600th goal scored by England

Sources

  • England: The Complete Post-War Record by Mike Payne (Breedon Books Publishing Company 1993)
  • YouTube
  • The Observer "Jaded England tie the Soccoroos down", Sunday 2nd June 1991, page 44.

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Referee

  • New Zealand Barry Tasker

Attendance

  • 35,472

Half Time Score

ELO Ratings

  • No change in rank, gaining 4 ranking points to 1996 points England - 3rd
  • Australia - 37th